St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27

naval vessels for which bids were opened re-
Gently. Cruiser No. l, the Newark, was
awarded to Cramp G. Sons for 81 ,A8, 900, ac-
cording to the departments plans for the
hull and the contractors plans for ma
chinery. The same firm was awarded the
contract for Cruiser No. 4 for 81 $50, OO0 The
contract for Cruiser No. was given to the
Union Iron Works of San Francisco-de-
partments plans for hull and machinery
for 81 42S, 600, and the contracts for gun
boats Nos. 8 and 4 to N. F. Palmer, Jr., q
Co., New York (Roach's assignees), at $3.50, !
900 each.
instructions have been issued by the Sec
retary of the Navy to have the work of COM
pleting the United States Monitor Miantono-
nah, lying at the New York navy-yard,
pushed as rapidly as possible. The Secretary
of the Navy has also directed that $4,000 be
expended for the purchase of tools and plant
for the New York navy-yard, and like sum
for the purchase of tools and plant for the
Norfolk navy-yard.
Chief Constructor Wilson, under orders
from the Navy Department, will inspect the
navy.yards at Portsmouth and San Fran
cisco, and also the Union Iron Works at the
latter place.
Bids for three overhead travelling cranes,
complete, the iron-work for their supports,
and the frame of one building for the ord
nance gunshops at the Washington navy
yard, will be opened at the Navy Department
next month.
The vessels of the North Atlantic squadron
will probably remain at Bar Harbor only a
few days longer. One or more of the YES
sells will probably 20 North for cruise in
Canadian waters, and the others will go to
Philadelphia to participate in the Constitu-
tional Centennial.
Two Canadian steamers, the Hastings and
the Kathleen, have been seized by the
custom house officers at Charlotte, n. Y.
The seizure was made on the ground that
neither of the boats had been inspected by
United States inspectors. The forfeiture is
$780, and the boats are allowed to return to
Toronto upon giving bonds to the amount
of $1,000.
The election in the Norwich division Of
Cheshire, England, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. r. Verdin, Liberal
| Unionist, resulted in another victory for the
Gladstoneites The vote stood: Mr.. J. T.
Bruner, Gladstonian, 5, 112; Lord Henry
Grosvenor, Liberal-Unionist, 1888. Lord
Henry Grosvenor is son of the Duke Of
| Westminster. In the last election, when the
Liberal Unionist candidate was successful,
| the vote was as follows: R. Verdin, Liberal
| Unionist, 4,4l6: J. T. Bruner, Home Ruler,
3,95S. The result is crushing blow to
| the Conservatives and Dissidents, who
hat potain tho
seat. At their clubs the news was received
with CONSERVATION. Home Rule clubs and
| centres were correspondingly elated. Re
Gently the Conservative Standard said that
the issue would be trial of strength under
peculiarly significant circumstances, and
pointed out that, though Mr.. Bruner was
large local employer his opponent was a
member of an old Cheshire family that had
| been seated in the county for centuries and
had special claims for the support of every
Unionist in Dublin. The Nationalists are
iubilant over the Gladstonian victory in
Cheshire They declare that the government
cannot proclaim the National League in the
face of defeat which completely changes
the political situation.
The Secretary of the Interior has revoked
the order of withdrawal of indemnity lands
for the benefit of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company, and, in a letter to the
commissioner of the general land office, 'di-
rected that they be restored to settlement
under the pre-emption and homestead laws.
At the State department in Harrisburg
articles Of merger and consolidation have
been filed. between the New York, Chicago
and St. Louis Railroad Company and the
Erie and State Line Railroad Company,
uuder the name of the New York, Chicago
and st. Louis Railroad Company. The cap
itaI is 81 500, 900. The directors of the new
line are William K. Vanderbilt Corpeius
Vanderbilt, F. W. Vanderbilt, H. Nick.
Twombly, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Harry B.
Hollings, Fred. P. Olcott, John S. Kennedy
and James A. Roosevelt of New York;
Charles M. Reeb, Joseph McCarter, Frank A.
Wiener and Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie
James A. Roosevelt is president and Allyn
Cox secretary and treasurer.
The department of fisheries at Ottawa has
no information as to the alleged sinking of
an American fishing schooner, with the loss
of her entire crew, by a shot from one Of the
Canadian cruisers, as published in New
York paper, and expresses disbelief in the
genuineness of the report. The manager OF
the telegraph Office at Buctouche, New
Brunswick, off which point the schooner is
said to have sunk, says: 81 have heard
about the story published in the United
States, but do not believe there is any truth
in it. / believe the whole thing to be
canard' The Department of State at Wash
ington has no confirmation of the story, and
the report is discredited.
Two hundred weavers in Edwards Com
pany's mill in Augusta, Me-, went on strike
recently for higher pay The company say
they will not grant the demand, and will
close the mill if necessary.
A delegation of prominent citizens OF
Louisville, KY, has visited Oak View and
invited the President to visit Louisville on
his Western tour. The President said he
would gladly accept the invitation if he found
it possible to do so.
The President has recognized FREDERICK A.
Beelen as consul general of Chill in the
United States.
George W. Childs, Anthony J. Drexel,
George M. Pullman, Daniel R. Lyddy and
other prominent cottagers at Long Branch
Lo.o Iod Gov n nf ttpnril',